Dates of Mutua Madrid Open 2021:Friday, 30 April to Sunday, 9 May The Madrid Tennis Open is an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 tournament which takes place on clay at La Caja Mágica Stadium in Madrid. This modern venue is home to three courts with retractable roofs. The main court has a capacity for 12,500 …
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Is Miguel Indurain the Greatest Spanish Cyclist Ever?
If you had been asked, before you saw the name at the top of the page, who had been voted by the Spanish public as the outstanding native sporting personality of the twentieth century, I wonder how many people would have answered correctly. Most people with an interest in sport will be aware of Miguel …
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Is Seve Ballesteros the Greatest European Golfer Ever?
Seve Ballesteros – the car park champion. That was in 1979 yet it is still vividly imprinted in the memories of so many people. The flamboyant young Spaniard, who had already proved himself to be the most spectacular golfer in Europe, had won the British Open Championship at Royal Lytham and St Anne’s, ahead of …
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Spanish F1 Grand Prix 2021
The Spanish Grand Prix takes place in May at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya in Montmeló which can accommodate as many as 140,000 spectators. The circuit which lies 20km north-east of Barcelona has been home to the race since 1991 and the track is also an important winter testing venue for the Formula One teams. Before …
Catalunya MotoGP 2021
The Catalunya MotoGP takes place at Montmeló some 20km north of Barcelona at the Circuit de Catalunya. The first international event to be held there was the 1991 Spanish Formula One Grand Prix which remains the home of this event. In 1992 the European Motorcycle Grand Prix took place at the same venue and from …
Valencia MotoGP 2020
Date: November 27th to 29th 2020 The Circuit de Valencia is located 20km west of the city of Valencia in the village of Cheste. The racetrack is named after the local champion Ricardo Tormo and hosts the crucial end of season Valencia MotoGP race. In 1999, it became the third Spanish venue to host a …
Jerez MotoGP 2021
The city of Jerez de la Frontera in southern Spain has become synonymous with motor cycle racing since it held the first Jerez Moto GP in 1987. Every year thousands of motor cyclists from all over Europe swarm to Jerez to attend this annual event which can accommodate upto 250,000 fans within the impressive Circuito …
La Vuelta a España 2020
October 20th to November 8th 2020 La Vuelta a España, the Tour of Spain cycling road race, is used to being regarded as the little brother of the three Grand Tours of Europe, lacking some of the history and tradition of the tours of France and Italy. The fact remains, however, that La Vuelta has …
Top 10 Famous Spanish People
A few years ago I was at a pub quiz where a question asked teams to list famous Finns. With little knowledge of Finland beyond some its most famous sports stars I was only able to come up with two footballers (Sami Hyypia and Jari Litmanen) and two racing drivers (Kimi Raikkonen and Hannu Mikkola). …